Closing Date: 25 October 2022

Job Title: Senior Policy and Research Advisor

Working For: Greater Manchester Poverty Action

Location: Greater Manchester

Salary: £37,000 to £41,500 pro rata, depending on experience.

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

We are seeking an Advisor to help drive forward our policy and research work, supporting us to achieve even greater impact. We want Greater Manchester to be at the forefront of efforts to prevent and reduce poverty. In this new position, the successful applicant will play a central role in enabling that to happen.

The successful applicant will have a minimum 2 years’ experience in a relevant policy and/or research role. They will have leadership experience and the ability to motivate a team and support GMPA to deliver against our strategic priorities. They will need a good grasp of policy relating to poverty and an understanding of the opportunities to address it locally. They will be able to plan and deliver on a range of policy and research outputs, inline with our three year strategy, and be adept at producing policy and research copy and communicating this to different audiences.

More information here: https://www.gmpovertyaction.org/senior-policy-research-advisor/

Closing Date: 25 October 2022

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will take place mid to late November.

Application Details

To apply, please send a two page CV and covering letter (of no more than three pages) to chris@gmpovertyaction.org. Please note: Your covering letter must address how you meet the items set out in the person specification section of the job description. Applications that fail to do this will not be considered.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Graham Whitham.

As part of our commitment to diversity, we welcome applicants from people with lived experience of poverty people and from people from backgrounds at greater risk of poverty and discrimination.

Website: http://www.gmpovertyaction.org/